People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments—exposing people nearby to cigarettes' adverse effects, a new ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Ever go to the movies or a rock concert and been blasted by the sound? You may not realize it while it's happening, but ongoing exposure to loud sounds at these venues can damage your hearing.
Sep 26, 2023
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In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us assumed we would return to our usual routines in a few weeks. Instead, restrictions on group gatherings and businesses stretched on for months. Did they continue to save ...
Aug 21, 2023
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What are the odds of catching COVID-19 after a night at the movie theater? How about an afternoon at the gym, unmasked? Or an early morning jog in a neighborhood park?
Jan 21, 2022
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As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed COVID-19 outbreaks, Americans' worries about infection are again on the rise, but fewer say they are regularly wearing masks or isolating compared with the beginning ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic.
Mar 24, 2021
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It's 1:36 a.m. and I've just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if…. I think it's food poisoning and not COVID-19, but I can't know ...
Sep 23, 2020
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In the first few weeks of the lockdown of New Zealand in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents reported a slight increase in mental distress but higher levels of confidence in the government, science and the police, ...
Jun 4, 2020
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As stay-at-home orders are being lifted in some states and extended in others, uncertainty continues to surround the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 15, 2020
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'd like to keep my kids home and safe until COVID-19 is no longer an issue, but my teenager still wants to hang out with her friends. Is this safe?
Mar 25, 2020
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